• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 9, Issue 6, 1078 (2021)
F. Wang, S. Slivken, and M. Razeghi*
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  • Center for Quantum Devices, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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    F. Wang, S. Slivken, M. Razeghi. Harmonic injection locking of high-power mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers[J]. Photonics Research, 2021, 9(6): 1078 Copy Citation Text show less
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    F. Wang, S. Slivken, M. Razeghi. Harmonic injection locking of high-power mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers[J]. Photonics Research, 2021, 9(6): 1078
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